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a recurring theme, or even a cliche, in the debates on mass media about the significance of the protests in Texas concerns how one can end the war while honoring and respecting the soldiers, esp. the dead soldiers.

The conservatives say that Cindy Sheehan despite her best intentions and genuine anguish, is actually dishonoring her son because her comments imply the war is senseless etc.

Instead, Bush says that we have to honor the soldiers, especially the dead ones, by 'staying the course' or even by sending in more troops. the gist of this is that we honor the dead by creating more dead -- after all it i inevitable that soldiersnin Iraq will continue to kill and be killed, maim and get maimed, as the war continues. So in essence the right is saying that we honor the dead, and show 'support' for the troops, through more death.

this sounds quite like a ritual of human sacrifice, and seems to be no less irrational.

Yeah I been thinking about the ritual of human sacrifice too. It makes as much sense as anything else I am hearing from a dear leader.

Just a cut and paste:

Smoke and mirrors.

The trickster rules, the white face god is over thrown

The god who demands human sacrifice everyday rules
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The Things Of New Spain.

After us the savage god.

Aztec Mythology

Tricksters

In Nahuatl mythology, Tezcatlipoca ("smoking mirror") was the god of the night, the north and temptation. He owned a mirror that gave off smoke, killing his enemies. He was the antithesis and rival, and eventually, the twin of Quetzalcoatl. He was a god of beauty and war.
Attributes of Tezcatlipoca and Quetzalcoatl originally came from older traditions than the Aztecs: the Olmecs and the Toltecs. The Aztecs assimilated them in their religion, and the two deities were equated and considered twin gods. They were both equal and opposed. Thus Tezcatlipoca was called "Black Tezcatlipoca", and Quetzalcoatl "White Tezcatlipoca".